Anthony Fauci made himself the public face of pandemic lockdowns in 2020, and now we have a glimpse of what was going on behind his eyes. Newly released diaries paint an unflattering portrait of a self-obsessed and not entirely honest bureaucrat, in contrast to the image of the careful scientist he cultivated in public.
Publication: Wall Street Journal
The Saudi Nuclear Deal Invites Disaster
Allowing Riyadh to enrich uranium would open the door to proliferation in the Middle East and beyond.
Will Dems Disavow the DSA Platform?
By Karl Rove: It promises to ‘build a new society from the ground up,’ France tried that in 1792.
Mamdani Can’t Arrest Netanyahu
But he recklessly raises tensions by keeping this batty idea alive.
Maine Democrats Go Left Again
They rally behind Troy Jackson to keep progressives on board after Graham Platner’s crackup.
Democrats Fall for Socialism Again
The party’s rage against Trump strengthens the millennial Jacobins who don’t share its interests.
Mick Jagger Doesn’t Love Us Anymore
Is something wrong with America? The Rolling Stones say so in their new song “Ringing Hollow,” from their 25th studio album, “Foreign Tongues,” released last Friday. Mr. Jagger, sadly, sounds like a leftist American Democrat when he suggests that his love for this country is contingent on current policy.
Lindsey Graham’s Death Is a Loss for Global Freedom
The Senator, who died Saturday, was an influential supporter of Israel, Ukraine and U.S. alliances.
Maine May Get Another Platner
Cowed by the left, the party establishment may get stuck with another hard leftist.
How the Smithsonian Lost America’s Plot
The National Museum of American History offers a one-sided and negative view of the U.S.
Why Did They Cover for Graham Platner?
Democrats want to fall in love with their candidates, and none more so than the supposed common man plucked from obscurity. That was Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner—“my kind of man,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said. But long after the love died and the truth emerged, they defended him. Until now, when they can’t.
Trump Opened the Window for the DSA
Democrats’ hatred for him led them to tolerate radical, vicious ideas that are colonizing their party.
Confirm Todd Blanche at Justice
By William Barr: He is well-qualified and will run the department as well as anyone could under President Trump.
The Socialist Democrats of America
It’s tempting to dismiss Tuesday’s primary sweep by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) as an artifact of weird New York City. It is that, but also more. The victories by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s slate of leftists will change the Democratic Party—and perhaps the politics of the country.
Come on in, the Reflecting Pool’s Water Is Green
Nobody really cares about the reflecting pool drama. But the press corps see an irresistible opportunity to gin up controversy. They imagine the peeling paint and greening water in the shallow pool opposite the Lincoln Memorial has a deep symbolic resonance.
Robert De Niro Hates America
While crowds on the White House lawn were cheering the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds Sunday night, actor Robert De Niro was strafing his once-beloved country. His Committee for the First Amendment staged a resistance concert/rally at a small theater in New York.
Jalen Brunson’s Tax Wisdom
After the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Texas on Saturday, clinching the championship series four games to one, a reporter asked Mr. Brunson what he had against Texas. “I have nothing against Texas. I love Texas. I miss the Texas taxes,” Mr. Brunson quipped.
Covid Lockdowns Were an Elite-Made Tragedy
What a relief the pandemic is behind us. It was awful. On that we all agree. The only honest conclusion is that the official reaction of government, the public-health authorities, the scientific establishment and most of the media was way off the mark. So far off the mark in some cases that historians of the future will wonder if we lost our minds.
Scott Pelley’s Idea of Journalism
By Karl Rove: Pelley claimed in his Times interview that Ms. Weiss put “a thumb on the scale” for the Trump administration in CBS’s coverage of last year’s chaos in Minneapolis. (Which CBS denies.) As a target of Mr. Pelley’s slipshod journalism, I can say with certainty that at CBS News and “60 Minutes,” there’s long been a thumb on the scale for one political party—and it isn’t the Republicans.
Trump Nears the Big 8-0
The President is far more visible and vigorous than Joe Biden was.
Is California’s Election “Rigged”?
There’s no evidence of fraud so far, but the state’s lax voting rules create openings for it.
When “60 Minutes” Is an Hour Too Long
Scott Pelley’s hysterical self-indulgence illustrates what’s gone wrong with the American news media.
CEOs, Get Ready to Be Subpoenaed
If Democrats take Congress, expect them to scrutinize your company’s dealings with the Trump administration.
The Woke Murder of Henry Nowak
Police arrested and let a white victim die while believing his Sikh killer.